CVE-2018-16858
CVSS v3
9.8
CRITICAL
EPSS Score
92.4 %
exploit probability
CISA KEV
No
known exploited
Exploitation
—
SSVC status
Description
It was found that libreoffice before versions 6.0.7 and 6.1.3 was vulnerable to a directory traversal attack which could be used to execute arbitrary macros bundled with a document. An attacker could craft a document, which when opened by LibreOffice, would execute a Python method from a script in any arbitrary file system location, specified relative to the LibreOffice install location.
Technical details
- Published
- 2019-03-25
- Exploit-DB
- EDB-46727
Frequently asked questions
What is CVE-2018-16858?
It was found that libreoffice before versions 6.0.7 and 6.1.3 was vulnerable to a directory traversal attack which could be used to execute arbitrary macros bundled with a document. An attacker could craft a document, which when opened by LibreOffice, would execute a Python method from a script in any arbitrary file system location, specified relative to the LibreOffice install location.
Is CVE-2018-16858 actively exploited?
Active exploitation of CVE-2018-16858 has not been confirmed. The EPSS score is 92.4%, indicating the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-16858?
CVE-2018-16858 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity).
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